Portfolio of Works

These small works in oil are being offered unframed to provide an opportunity for anyone to purchase a piece of original art to use as a gift or present to oneself.

Because I paint almost every day, we have started a new collection where we will be posting the paintings that are fresh off my new easel. 

Lately I have been fascinated with painting oversize works.  Oversize paintings present many more challenges than small works; therefore, planning the composition is extremely important.  Oversize paintings put much more pressure on the painter.  

For horse lovers, I am now focusing on painting these beautiful creatures in landscapes.  My paintings of horses were featured in the California-based magazine, Horses in Art. The article, entitled "Tommy Thompson:  Peaceful Images in Oil," appeared in the Winter 2008 issue on pages18-19, http://www.horsesinart.com

 I have always enjoyed drawing faces.  I also enjoy sketching figures as I wait while my wife shops.  Another pastime of mine is drawing faces of the "talking heads" on television.

Because I grew up on a farm, I have fond memories of the serene life found there.

These paintings were inspired during Kevin Macpherson's "En Plein Air Masters Chateau des Arts" Mentoring Session in Lake Louise, Canada

Two of my favorite places to paint are North Haven Island, Maine, and Narragansett, Rhode Island, where I have painted several times with my good friends, George Walker and Mimi Sammis.

Because of many years of work in the illustration field, I have always been inspired by interesting architecture.

These paintings of various locales include those painted onsite or in the studio.

Tommy Thompson and his two daughters, Michelle Rideout and Melanie Gentle, have produced composite pencil drawings of more than 350 towns across 12 Southern states, including Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Texas.  To see all of the pencil drawings produced by this family of artists, please click here:  Village Prints